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Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son Resources

Free online resources based on The Prodigal Son or Lost Son, a parable of Jesus. This story can be found in the Bible in the book of Luke. See below for links to sermons, stories and entertaining sites for this parable.

“His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you and I are very close, and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now is found!’ “ — Luke 15:31-32 <NLT>

The Parable of the Prodigal Son Summary

Jesus used this beautiful parable to illustrate God’s desire to have everyone under the protection of His love. It also shows the folly of trying to find happiness apart from your Heavenly Father.

The younger son demanded his inheritance and traveled to a faraway land where he partied all his money away. When a famine came, he was forced to take the most humiliating job possible – feeding pigs. He was so hungry he was jealous of the food they ate.

The Bible tells us that he finally came to his senses. He realized that his sins had cut him off from his Father and assumed he was no longer worthy to be called his son. He decided he would beg his Father to take him on as a servant.

Before he had even made it home, his Father saw him in the distance. He ran to his son and threw his arms around him. Such was the joy the Father had at seeing his son again. The son told his Father that he wanted to be made his servant. Notice his Father did not even respond to this. Instead, he put a ring on his finger, nice clothes on his back, restored him to a place of honor and then in case that did not make the point – he threw a party in his honor.

His son was “dead,” but now he was alive!

As you read and meditate on the Prodigal Son resources below, notice how each character, the father, the older son and the younger son, react to the same situation. Don’t be like the older brother who was ignorant of all that was his. Receive all that God has given you with joy. And like the younger son, never forget that no matter how far you stray from God, there will be a heavenly celebration on your return.

Because this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! And they began to revel and feast and make merry. Luke 15:24 <AMP>

Read the Prodigal Son Parable in five popular translations – AMP, KJV, HCSB, NIV, The Message: